eric27

Thanks everyone for all the welcomes! It is great to know there are other WI people here, and former ones.

Timmko well here is what I do, for the most part. For elephant ears I keep most in pots and put them in the basement where they go somewhat dormat. Many won't survive outside over winter here. I water sparingly to avoid rot, but if I let them dry out too much they will dry rot too. So it can be tough getting some through the winter. Some don't form tubers big enough to allow them to be unpottd during the winter. Others that do form bigger tubers, like your Jacks, can be unpotted or left in the pot, and again just water on occasion. I found trying to keep them going through the winter by a window wasn't worth it, and spider mites were a big problem. The ones I unpot I clean off all the soil and let the tuber dry and cut the petiol down to about 6 inches or so. For any bananas I drag them into the basement in pots or just drag the upotted banana down there. But I try to stick to most things I can keep outside.

For the elephant ears outside I just cover them with about 6 inches of straw and leaves. They are about 4 feet from a foundation so that helps also. This winter I'm trying a Thailand Giant and Big Dipper that aren't near a foundation. If they don't make it I don't really care. I just want to see how they trial. If they make it great if not I have others. They will get covered much more, a bit similar to the basjoo but scaled down. If you want to know more let me know.

I saw you might get frost tonight. I hope you got everything in.
Eric